Description

Used to show a list of all Web Link Categories. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, as shown below. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the Web Links in that category.

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Details

Details Tab

Required Settings

This layout requires a starting top-level category selection. This is done in the list box shown above in the screenshot. To include all web link categories, select Root. Otherwise, select the desired top-level category. All child categories of the selected category will show in the layout.

Select/Choose a Category. The Category that will display for this menu item.

Menu Title. The title that will display for this menu item.

Menu Location. The menu that this menu item (choice) will be part of. The menus defined for the site will show in the list box.

Advanced Details Tab

Categories Options

The Categories Options allow you to control various aspects of this layout, as shown below. If you select Use Global for any option, the value from the News Feeds Manager Options will be used.

Top Level Category Description. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the description of the top-level category. Note that this description can be overridden for this layout by entering a Top Level Description below.

Top Level Category Description Override. Enter an optional description to override the category description for this layout. If the Top Level Description option is set to Show, this entered description will show instead of the normal category description.

Subcategory Levels. (Use Global/All/1-5) The number of levels of subcategories to show in the layout. Select All to show all levels in the subcategory hierarchy.

Empty Categories. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the categories that contain no content items or subcategories.

Subcategories Descriptions. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the category description of subcategories.

# Web links. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Show or hide the number of 'Web Links' in each category.

Category Options

Category Options control the appearance of the screen when you click on a category link. The following options are available.

Category Title. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the title of the category.

Category Description. Description of this category, which can optionally be displayed in the front-end.

Category Image. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the category image.

Subcategory Levels. (Use Global/All/1-5) The number of levels of subcategories to show in the layout. Select All to show all levels in the subcategory hierarchy.

Empty Categories. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the categories that contain no content items or subcategories.

Subcategories Descriptions. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the category description of subcategories.

# Web links. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Show or hide the number of 'Web Links' in each category.

List Layout Options

The List Layout Options control the appearance of the category drill-down page when that is presented as a Category List. The following options are available:

Display Select. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the Display # control that allows the user to select the number of items to show in the list. An example of how it is shown in the Front End (website) view below.

If there are more items than this number, you can use the page navigation buttons (Start, Prev, Next, End, and page numbers) to navigate between pages. Note that if you have a large number of items, it may be helpful to use the Filter options, located above the column headings, to limit which items display.

If set to Show, this heading will show above the list. If set to Hide, the list will show with no headings.

Links Description. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Show or hide the description of the list of links.

Hits. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Show or hide the number of hits (refers to # of clicks) to a link in the list of links.

Pagination. Hide or Show Pagination support. Pagination provides page links at the bottom of the page that allow the User to navigate to additional pages. These are needed if the listed items will not fit on one page. An example is shown below.

The following options are available.

Use Global: Use the default value from the component options screen.

Auto: Pagination links shown if needed.

Show: Pagination links shown if needed.

Hide: Pagination links not shown. Note: In this case, Users will not be able to navigate to additional pages.

Pagination Results. Hide or Show the current page number and total pages (e.g., "Page 1 of 2") at the bottom of each page. Use Global will use the default value from the component options.

Toolbar

Save & New. Saves the menu item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another menu item.

Save as Copy. Saves your changes to a copy of the current menu item. Does not affect the current menu item. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new menu item.

Cancel/Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.

Help. Opens this help screen.

Quick Tips

Categories can be "nested" into levels, similar to folders on a disk drive. In theory there is no absolute limit on the number of levels you can have. However, as a practical matter it is recommended to keep the levels to a minimum. The Show All Categories layout may not work correctly if the number of levels shown is greater than five.

If you set up category titles as linkable, the user can drill down on the category. If there is a pre-existing menu item for this category (for example, a Category List menu item), then that menu item will show in the drill down and the options set for that menu item will control the page display. Otherwise, the options set for the current Show All Categories menu item will control the page display.

Related Information

The Web Links Category Manager is where you can edit existing Web Links Categories and create new ones. Note that Web Links Categories are separate from other Categories, such as Categories for Articles, Banners, News Feeds, and Contacts. From this screen, you can also navigate to the Web Links Manager screen.

This is where you can add a new Web Link Category or edit an existing one. Note that you need to create at least one Web Link Category before you can create a Web Link. Also, Web Link Categories are separate from other types of Categories, such as those for Articles, Banners, and News Feeds.

Used to show a list of Web Links in a Category. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, parent with child (sub) categories. Depending on the selected layout options, click on a category Title to show the Web Links in that category or sub categories.